Decentralization, Democracy, and Development in Africa

ISBN-13: 9780815366348 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 104 str.

Jan Erk

Opis

This examines the long-term consequences of the decentralization reforms of the 1990s in various African countries, showing that historical, political, social, and economic factors have more a central role in explaining the day-to-day workings of decentralization. The chapters originally published as a special issue in Regional & Federal Studies.

Spis treści

1. Iron Houses in the Tropical Heat: Decentralization Reforms in Africa and their Consequences  2.Policy Decentralization and the Endogenous Effects of State Traditions: Devolution of Water Management in Ghana and Senegal  3. Decentralization in Africa and the Resilience of Traditional Authorities: Evaluating Zimbabwe’s Track Record  4. What is a Chief without Land? Impact of Land Reforms on Power Structures in Namibia  5. Decentralized Governance under Centralized Party Rule in Ethiopia: The Tigray Experience  6. Decentralization and Development in Contemporary Uganda

O autorze

Jan Erk is the Jan C. Smuts Memorial Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK. He completed his doctorate at McGill University and his postdoctoral studies at the University of Toronto, in Canada. In 2018, he will become a fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa.